The formation above the dragon vein had generated a repulsive force against the dragon soul in order to maintain balance. Who could have known that Zhang Xiaohua's Tanzhong acupoint would seize the chance to suck it in? In the blink of an eye, it was drawn into his meridians. At the same time, the formation instantly produced an attractive force, seeking to bind the dragon vein beneath it once more. But by then, both the dragon vein and dragon soul had entered Zhang Xiaohua's Tanzhong acupoint. With the restriction suddenly empty, where could there be any trace of the dragon vein?
Thus, the entire formation froze in place!
As for the dragon soul, its scheme had succeeded, and it was sucked into Zhang Xiaohua's Tanzhong acupoint as it had wished. Yet it had been absorbing for too long. While Zhang Xiaohua absorbed the dragon soul, he was also absorbing starlight, and the true qi in his meridians flowed ceaselessly according to the Carefree Heart Sutra. The tails of the dragon vein and dragon soul entered the Tanzhong acupoint, but did not gather within the middle dantian. Instead, carried along by the flow of true qi, they entered the meridians throughout Zhang Xiaohua's body.
It would not have mattered much for the dragon vein and dragon soul to enter the meridians. If the dragon's head had reached the middle dantian, then firstly, the middle dantian was originally the center of true qi and formed its own space. Even something as enormous as a dragon vein could be accommodated there; the dragon soul merely needed to contract to withdraw it. Secondly, the dragon soul was a thing of essence and qi, most adept at transformation. Earlier, it had been suppressed by the formation within the restriction and could not transform at will.